Michael Felton Wright, 62, also known as Michael F. Muhammad, was shot and killed on March 27, 2016, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was found dead in an outdoor stairwell at the gated Hollybrook Homes Apartments, where he lived and worked as a security guard. The shooting occurred about 10:05 a.m. and has been described as a targeted attack.

Investigators say Wright had been a key witness in a case arising from an October 2014 incident at the same complex, in which a 9-year-old girl was injured when a garden stone was thrown through a car window. Wright and two other acquaintances had provided information to police identifying Quintae Davouris Hudson in that attack. Prosecutors allege Hudson, who was jailed awaiting trial, made calls directing others to ‘‘take care of’’ Wright and that Wright was killed to prevent his testimony. Hudson was later indicted on first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, witness tampering, and related charges tied to those allegations.

Wright’s death removed a witness and left his community and coworkers without him.